White House will return secret memo to House Intelligence Committee

[SunSeeker]

Source: CBS News

Two sources directly involved in the process say the GOP-authored House Intelligence Committee memo will not be released Thursday. The plan now is for the White House to return the memo – with redactions approved in consultation with the FBI – to the Intelligence Committee Friday. 
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The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is objecting to the memo's release, claiming Wednesday there were "material changes" made to the memo after the committee voted on its release, but before the Republican majority sent the memo to the White House for review earlier this week. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California demanded another vote be held on the release of what he's referring to as the "modified document." Schiff wants the memo, as delivered to the White House, be withdrawn and proposed that a new vote be held on Monday, Feb. 5. 


Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/secret-memo-to-be-returned-by-white-house-to-house-intelligence-committee/

[AJT]

1. So it can be read into the congressional record without being declassified

and therefore avoid an FBI rebuttal.

[brush]

3. Huh? I don't think Schiff would be against an FBI rebuttal on Nunes' fabrications.

[AJT]

5. If the memo is not declassified by the Whitehouse the FBI is very limited

in what they can say.

[Adrahil]

6. You misunderstand....

By Trump returning to the House without declassifying it, the Republicans must read it into the record in order to release. It would still be illegal for House members to release the memo directly, but if it is read on the floor, no one can be charged with a crime.

In other words, the Republicans will be breaking the law by releasing it, but cannot be held legally responsible.

[joshcryer]

10. Let them. Every single Republican on the intelligence committe will be removed.

Which is the risk they would be taking releasing it. Only a very select number of individuals are on it. And the Intelligence Committee is the gold standard of Committees. Other Republicans would want on it and would happily remove the others.

[brush]

13. I think you misunderstand me. The OP seems to infer that Schiff would be against an FBI rebuttal

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If the memo is released in it's present form.

I think he would be in favor of the FBI rebutting it.

I get that the repugs are trying to skirt the illegality of releasing classified info by reading it on the floor.

[Ligyron]

14. Why couldn't Schiff just read the rebuttal into the record then?

[saidsimplesimon]

2. I hope we helped

our Democratic Representatives to do their job.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Isn't releasing classified information criminal?

Aren't any laws being broken here?

Donny railed on about the "leakers". Well ... here it is in plain sight.

[Adrahil]

7. Read my post above...

Congress is immune from prosecution if it's read on the floor.

[SunSeeker]

8. Intentionally revealing sources and methods to our enemies is treason, IMHO. nt

[BigmanPigman]

9. Is this really happening?

This is the mother of all DISTRACTIONS! They have outdone themselves with this one.

[bluestarone]

11. and whom do you suppose is giving advice to these idiots???

i think russia got there fingers BIG TIME in this

[Still In Wisconsin]

12. Ahhh, so the plan is to punt it back to the Committee, then let TRUMP's faithful toadie Devin

do Donny Two Scoops' dirty work for him.

Devin Nunes is the ultimate useful idiot.